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Predictions for 2010: Five Changes in the Way We Work

3:15 PM Wednesday January 6, 2010 | Comments (15)

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I predict this year will be marked by five changes in the evolving relationship between those who work and those who pay to have work done. Most of these trends have been percolating for some time — many stemming back to the 1981 recession, and its then-startling lay-offs. The most recent recession accelerated and intensified the changing nature of the employee-employer relationship.

Recessions unquestionably leave a mark on the way we work. The approaches companies use to respond to difficult business conditions don’t only affect the company — they leave a lasting impression on the workers (and the workers’ teen-age children, who draw conclusions for their career strategy based on their parents’ experience).

Tammy Erickson

Full Story: http://blogs.hbr.org/erickson/2010/01/predictions_for_2010_five_chan.html

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